Lead - Network Automation at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE

Pune, maharashtra, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, VMware, Docker, Linux, Cloud, Git, Agile, Network Automation, REST, AI

Industry

Financial Services

Description

You’ll be working in an international and multi-skills Network Automation Squad, actively participating in design and development activities for new workflows to be automated. This involves understanding the requirements raised by the other Allianz Global Network squads/products, being exposed to different network technologies. We believe in an open source, vendor-agnostic and data driven approach, that can be tailored to the customers’ needs. The goal is to lead Allianz Global Network and its customers towards self-service and self-healing network Key Skills Strong coding background developing code in Python (using modules and JSON files) and/or Ansible (playbooks, YAML, Jinja2 templates) Designing and support/coordinate development of end-to-end workflows including integration with different solutions and systems (e.g., Vault, AWX, ITSM) Familiarity/experience with Nautobot/Netbox, Network Automation Source of Truth Have systems and infrastructure skills about, for example, Kubernetes, VMware virtualization, Docker. General, basic Linux skills and Cloud understanding. Experience in coordinating/planning the infrastructure maintenance (e.g., update products releases, patches/fixes) Additional Skills Be familiar with Git development practices and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban approaches). Network domains knowledge as Firewall, LAN, WAN, Load Balancers, Proxy etc. Be familiar with monitoring topics (alerting, telemetry) Experienced with REST and/or RESTFul API architecture and integration design AI interest and experience Activities/Responsibilities Support discovery/analysis activities related to new workflows based on other products requirements and work with the internal customers structuring their use cases Design and coordinate the development activities, understanding the eventual dependencies and architectural decisions to be taken Support the backlog definition and prioritization (e.g., Sprint planning) Contribute to architecture/design discussions with the team, but also with internal customers and end users Contribute to discussions and/or requirements with vendors/communities to ensure adopted technologies and standards are updated and following best practices Contribute to technical coordination/planning of the underlying infrastructure (Kubernetes/Docker/Cloud environment) and the already developed code and integration operation and maintenance Create and review technical and functional documentation Be available/willing to coach junior colleagues and collaborate with/support Squad members Familiarity with basic AI tools is considered an advantage. Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

Responsibilities

Support discovery and analysis activities related to new workflows based on product requirements and work with internal customers to structure their use cases. Design and coordinate development activities while understanding dependencies and architectural decisions.